Thank you all so much! I was overwhelmed by the fast response and your generous suggestions. I am on a "roll" in my genie hunting and it is all thanks to the wonderful people on these county mailing lists. For years, there were various stories about where we came from and who did what and I decided to seriously tackle this and find out once and for all. In the last six months have been able to solve several major family puzzles and find out what we only guessed at before _ and most of this courtesy of lots of nice folks on the web. And we found an elderly cousin in Kewanee who had no idea she had any living relatives; now she has several hundred. A sister, cousin & I are off to Kewanee on Wednesday, and then to Pt. Byron; hopefully we can get to Rock Island, too. Janet in Kansas City <Looking for McGuire, Daniels, Staff, Zinn, Zang, Collins in Henry, Stark, Rock Island and Adams counties in Illinois)

Hello, List Need some advice. Am going to be in Pt. Byron later this week & wondered what resources available. Does the library have historical information, old newspapers, etc.? Is there a genealogical society? Is there a way to contact the Black Hawk Genealogical Society? Couldn't find a web link, just PO Box. I notice they had done cemetery lists for Rock Island County. Trying to find out what happened to my gggrandfather, who appears in the 1860 census there with family, but not afterwards, so assume he died between that census and 1870 when family moved to Kewanee. Thanks for any suggestions. Janet Kansas City

I just received a marriage certificate from the Rock Island County Clerk's office and I was wondering if anyone knew if they have Marriage applications at the same office and how much it is to get a copy. The marriage certificate was wonderful but I am looking for more information. I am grateful for any help anyone can give to me. Thanks Judy Alley.

I'm doing research on my family nd my husbamd family. My grandfather was PRESTON COOLEY born in Iowa 15 mar 1874. He first married SARA COZARD and divorced her in Rock Island, Rock Island,Il.That was 4 January 1898. He than married my grandmother MARY ELIZABETH LUTTIG 6 Dec. 1900 Rock Island Rock Island, Ill. He died 17 July 1935 in Muscatine, Iowa. She died 13 Dec, 1948 in Muscatine, Iowa. My husband Grandfather was WILLIAM OTIS HUMPHREY born Moweaqua, Ill. 17 Sept 1894 and died 23 Oct, 1959 in Moline, Ill. He Married Lulu Mae Snell on 2 June, 1917 in Decatur, Ill. She was born 5 Mar.,1897 in Assumption, Ill and died 16 Dec.,1972 in Moline, Ill. They are both buried at the Arsenal, Rock Island,Ill. Their son name was Robert Humphrey from Orion,Ill. I would appreicate any information on any of them. Brenda Humphrey

On 2-SEP-1999 15:56:21.9 RyanBuild said to BFRANCQUE Ry>Linda Trefz Born in 1880's Married Alfred Christensen Ry>1909, and Robert (Bob) was the third child and the one belived to be Ry>the Bank V.P. He married Peggy they lived all there lives in Rock Ry>Ilsand and were High School Sweat Hearts - Robert has passed away and Hi, In the 1953 City Directory is: CHRISTENSEN, Alfred w. (Erlinda M.), Trust Officer Rock Island Bank and Trust Company. There isn't a Robert listed. Bev Bev Francque Moline, IL `[1;35;45mRainbow V 1.20.0 for Delphi - Registered

--part1_62f306e0.25002f96_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_62f306e0.25002f96_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: RyanBuild@aol.com From: RyanBuild@aol.com Full-name: RyanBuild Message-ID: <fadbd7e0.25002f1b@aol.com> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:50:51 EDT Subject: Re: [ILROCKIS-L] Bank VP To: Marzim100@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 24 I just recently found out this information and am still trying to get dates - I talked to a family member in PA and found this out I am writing to the family now to get more specifics. This is what I have Linda Trefz Born in 1880's Married Alfred Christensen They had three children Mildred born before 1906, Dick Born after 1909, and Robert (Bob) was the third child and the one belived to be the Bank V.P. He married Peggy they lived all there lives in Rock Ilsand and were High School Sweat Hearts - Robert has passed away and Peggy is still living - now with other family outside of Rock Island. This is all I have for now I am waiting to get more information from family in PA. Hope this help's if not I will wait until I get more specifics. --part1_62f306e0.25002f96_boundary--

I understand that a part of my Family a Mr. Robert Christensen know more common as Bob was the V.P. of the Rock Island Bank for many years. His wife was Peggy -- Any information on him his parents and brothers and sisters would be greatly appreciated, or other family would be greatly appreciated. I have pictures of him as a child and willing to share Copies with Historical Society --------- Cyndi Ryanbuild@aol.com

Are there any cemetery records for a James Seward in Rock Island County, IL? If so, can you tell me which cemetery he is buried in? Thanks, Kathy

Hello fellow Rock Island Rooters, I was wondering if anyone can tell me how much it is to join the Belgium Culture Center in Moline. Thanks, Jill DeGraeve-Cruse

On 20-AUG-1999 12:00:28.5 buchmann said to BFRANCQUE bu>Could someone do a look-up bu>of this marriage for me? Hi, There was no marriage in Rock Island County for this couple. Bev Bev Francque Moline, IL `[1;31;45mRainbow V 1.20.0 for Delphi - Registered

In August 1867, David Edgington was charged with murdering Hiram Reynolds in Drury Twp, RI Co. Is it possible that anyone could do a court house lookup and try to find the trial outcome? Would pay expenses +. Ken in Iowa

Could someone do a look-up of this marriage for me? THANKS !

In a message dated 08/18/1999 12:20:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Nancy Weitemeyer writes: > As a member of the Rock Island mailing list, I have an important message to > share with you all. And I regret this particular message. But seeing that > we all place so much stock in the LEGAL DOCUMENTS such as Birth Certs, Death > > Certs, Marriage Certs.....well, I just needed to pass this info along. > > I just received my Mother's Death Certificate (she died a couple of weeks > ago), and I was out-n-out HORRIFIED by the many ERRORS on that legal > document. Errors. Times, addresses, dates, etc. had errors typed right > there into what we always take to be "gospel truth". If my Mom's Death > Certificate had errors on it, then that means there could be others out > there > with errors too. We base so much of our Ancestry info on those documents, > and yet are they as accurate as we think? > > I'm thinking that if you have a Family Bible that is written in your great > grandmother's handwriting, then you'd be better off believing the dates she' > d > written in there if they are different than the Birth Certificate you'd send > > away for & paid for about your grandfather's birthdate. I guess VITAL > RECORDS & LEGAL DOCUMENTS don't quite mean what we'd all hoped. > > Sorry to burst your bubbles. Just thought I'd better let it be known. I > hope this does not upset anyone. Vital Records: Someone gives the information, usually from memory, to the recorder. The recorder writes what he thinks is said, sometimes influenced by an accent of the speaker, and his spelling ability. Someone else copies it into the record book. Then someone else copies it out to send to you. Sometimes it is also typed into an abstract which is published and put in some archive or the IGI. Is it any wonder......? Always try to collect at least three documents to support any fact, and even then, take it with a few grains of salt. Some people like to grade all document with a quality or accuracy level. Anne Lamb

Dear List Members, As a member of the Rock Island mailing list, I have an important message to share with you all. And I regret this particular message. But seeing that we all place so much stock in the LEGAL DOCUMENTS such as Birth Certs, Death Certs, Marriage Certs.....well, I just needed to pass this info along. I just received my Mother's Death Certificate (she died a couple of weeks ago), and I was out-n-out HORRIFIED by the many ERRORS on that legal document. Errors. Times, addresses, dates, etc. had errors typed right there into what we always take to be "gospel truth". If my Mom's Death Certificate had errors on it, then that means there could be others out there with errors too. We base so much of our Ancestry info on those documents, and yet are they as accurate as we think? I'm thinking that if you have a Family Bible that is written in your great grandmother's handwriting, then you'd be better off believing the dates she'd written in there if they are different than the Birth Certificate you'd send away for & paid for about your grandfather's birthdate. I guess VITAL RECORDS & LEGAL DOCUMENTS don't quite mean what we'd all hoped. Sorry to burst your bubbles. Just thought I'd better let it be known. I hope this does not upset anyone. Nancy Weitemeyer

On 12-AUG-1999 20:54:18.6 Bondld said to BFRANCQUE Bo>Looking for information on William Swartout and his son Arthur Swartout. Bo>William was married to Dorothy Sutton and Arthur was married to Lula Bo>Lemon. I believe they are all buried in Reynolds, IL. Any help would Dwight, They are buried in Reynolds Cemetery: SWARTOUT, William -- d. 6 Feb 1938; 80y3m28d. Dorothy -- d. 24 Mar 1908; 48y10m24d. Arthur -- 1883 - 1949. Lula L. -- 1883 - 1948. Loyd A. -- 1919 - 1920, (s/o A. & L. Swartout). Bev Bev Francque Moline, IL `[1;37;43mRainbow V 1.20.0 for Delphi - Registered

On 12-AUG-1999 16:44:14.3 GenieKen said to BFRANCQUE Ge>Can anyone tell me if there are any libraries in Rock Island that Ge>would have marriage, birth, and death stats up to 1910? I need Ge>someplace to get these records on a Saturday. Ken, The Blackhawk Genealogical Society has their collection at the Rock Island Library. There are marriage records from 1830 until 1900. The Library has an obit file, you will have to ask to use it. there are also, abstracts of Wills in the Society collection. We are in the pro- cess of proof reading the births right now, but they are not ready yet. Bev Bev Francque Moline, IL `[1;34;40mRainbow V 1.20.0 for Delphi - Registered

-- [ From: Marilyn Jordan * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- Expanded recipient data: To: Bondld \ America On-Line: (bondld) Dwight, Do you have any dates or a time frame for your William SWARTOUT and son Arthur? Marilyn -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- > Date: Thursday, 12-Aug-99 08:57 PM > > From: Bondld \ America On-Line: (bondld) > To: ILROCKIS-L@rootsweb.com (Unlisted Name) \ Internet: > (ilrockis-l@rootsweb.com) > > Subject: [ILROCKIS-L] Swartout > > Looking for information on William Swartout and his son Arthur Swartout. > William was married to Dorothy Sutton and Arthur was married to Lula Lemon. I > believe they are all buried in Reynolds, IL. Any help would be appreciated. > Thank You Dwight Bond > > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > ILGenWeb Project: Dedicated to the FREE distribution of genealogical > information on the Internet > http://www.usgenweb.org/il > > -------- REPLY, End of original message -------- -- ~Marilyn Jordan in So. California~

Ken, you might contact VKeno@aol.com. She was super helpful to me this spring and I think she mentioned that she visits the libraries and other genealogy resources when she visits Rock Island. Hope this helps. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenieKen@aol.com> To: <ILROCKIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 11:46 AM Subject: [ILROCKIS-L] Libraries > Can anyone tell me if there are any libraries in Rock Island that would have > marriage, birth, and death stats up to 1910? I need someplace to get these > records on a Saturday. > > Ken in Iowa > > > ==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== > ILGenWeb Project: Dedicated to the FREE distribution of genealogical information on the Internet > http://www.usgenweb.org/il > >

Looking for information on William Swartout and his son Arthur Swartout. William was married to Dorothy Sutton and Arthur was married to Lula Lemon. I believe they are all buried in Reynolds, IL. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You Dwight Bond

Thanks all for the info. If any of you are at the Rock Island Historical Lib this Sat, look for a tall, overweight, bald, graybeard. Come say "hi". Ken